diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 09f6bd8..ea5f869 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR IN_LIST _all_archs)
 elseif(_bits EQUAL 32)
   if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^arm")
     set(_default_arch arm)
+  elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^mips")
+    set(_default_arch mips32)
   else()
     set(_default_arch i386)
   endif()
@@ -55,6 +57,8 @@ else()
   if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR STREQUAL "aarch64" OR
     CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^arm") # armv8
     set(_default_arch arm64)
+  elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^mips")
+    set(_default_arch mips64)
   else()
     set(_default_arch x86_64)
   endif()